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Attorney Mysty Blagg quoted in McKnight’s Long-Term Care News, discusses future enforcement insights for 2023 that can be gleaned from the Department of Justice’s press release on False Claims Act (“FCA”) enforcement in 2022 (link to press release).  The FCA provides a civil remedy when a party knowingly presents or causes a false claim to…

By: Gary Shipman U.S. Supreme Court Rules on Constitutionality of Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). On July 6, 2020, the Supreme Court in Barr, et. al. v. American Political Consultants upheld the constitutionality of the TCPA, which prohibits prerecorded or autodialed calls (robocalls) to cell phones without the receipient’s consent.  This decision signals the continued viability…

By: Bridget Campbell If you are at your wit’s end with your husband or wife due to being stuck in the house together because of COVID-19, you are not alone. In fact, some surveys around the country are showing a rise in divorces during the pandemic.  If you do not have any place to…

By: Sara Leopold There are a lot of articles and news stories out there discussing the fact that Zantac has been removed from the market after the discovery of a chemical known as N-nitrosamine (NDMA) in the drug. Most of these articles explain why the drug has been taken off the market and how…

By: Gary Shipman It’s now the first week of May 2020, and therefore, the start of another month where rent/mortgage, car, credit card, utility, and student loan payments are due.  You’re worried that your “perfect credit” that existed prior to the pandemic will forever be damaged, and as each month goes by where your…

By: Gary Shipman So – you’ve either watched or for that matter may actually be participating in the loud protests associated with the “reopening” of America, including North Carolina.  There will indeed come a day in the very near future where business owners will make a conscious decision, driven largely by necessity, to reopen…

By: Jillian C.S. Blanchard[ Most businesses carry business interruption coverage under first-party property insurance policies. This coverage provides for loss of profits incurred as a result of direct damage to the business property, and can provide coverage of a period of time until your business is able to begin operating normally again. While coverage…

By: Jillian C.S. Blanchard In North Carolina, these essential businesses include construction and critical trades like plumbers, electricians, exterminators, HVAC, painting and cleaning services, to name a few. Due to the nature of these trades, many of these essential business workers will find themselves making home visits to customers. Importantly, many of these customers…

By: Bridget Campbell As of lately, life has been anything but normal. For goodness sake, we are wiping down groceries and Amazon packages with Lysol wipes in hopes that we keep our homes as sanitary as possible! Everyone is affected by this virus, whether it be the local grocer or your church congregation. Believe…

On March 27, 2020 the President signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Stability Act (CARES Act). Under this Act, some businesses will be eligible to receive a loan of up to $10 million with total forgiveness in the event businesses use the loan to maintain or restore their payroll. Who is…